Patriotism in the Army and a Rockefeller Card Tale
An army officer recalls wartime patriotism surge from 1895 to 1898 and the cure of desertion during the Spanish American War. He notes flag respect improved troop morale, flag storage, and color awakening. John D Rockefeller is described amid a private car salon and a solitaire game with colored cards in the sleeping car.
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Star
Miles
Washington Star
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Cleveland
New York
Mr. Rockefeller
Saturday Evening Post
Buddha Birthday Observances Draw Large Crowd in Japan
On April 8 1900 a vast crowd visited temple sites across Japan to view infant Buddha images and partake in licorice tea from bamboo cups. Women and children gathered at a parish house variant of a church, using tea for worms and pests, while priests collected offerings. temples echoed with female attendance.
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Buddha
Japan
Episcopal Church
Indianapolis
Royals Admission Gate Keeps Some From Drawing Rooms
The London Chronicle notes that wealth does not guarantee admittance to a drawing room. Wives or daughters of retail tradesmen are barred, as are several other classes, and lord chamberlain clerks scrutinize attendees to confirm eligibility.
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Lord Chamberlain
London Chronicle
Canal to Provecue: A Century-Old Venezuelan Dream
A civil engineer recalls visiting Cabecera in Venezuela where locals asked about a canal from their village to Provecue to shorten a long river journey. Over the years the idea persisted, with politics and delays delaying action while a two-stream canal remained the proposed solution.
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Cabecera
Venezuela
A Good Fellow Delivers A Sleepy Phone Call
A man in a Broad Street hotel, in a cheerful mood after drinking, calls a Providence friend and then falls asleep in the telephone booth. He wakes to find he owes the telephone company 32.90 and initially refuses to pay, but ultimately does.
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Broad Street
Providence
Philadelphia Press
Hospitality and service limits in private homes noted
G O Broderick recalls hospitality in American private houses as generous yet hampered by service problems. He avoids asking for hot water or boot cleaning, preferring to leave boots outside and finding them rubbed by morning.
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G. O. Broderick
Passes Sell Itself in The Carpetbagger Box Office
A waiter, famed for bartering complimentary theater passes, learns a strict rule about punched tickets. Tim Murphy’s prank ends with the waiter entering using a stamp and a dicky, finally paying 15 cents after attempting to bypass the box office.
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Tim Murphy
Plesse
Dicky
Kansas City Independent
Inquiries on Inventions and a Medical Exam
A New York Herald clipping mocks medical candidates for a city hospital exam by posing trivia on movable type, cotton gin, Heine, and a German poet. It notes the irrelevance of such questions to medical duties and charity patient care.
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Heine
Blackwell
Istand
New York Herald
Queen Victoria Linked to Irish Royal Lineage
The Irish tourist notes Victoria’s descent from the ancient O Connor line via a chain: Roderick O Connor, his daughter’s marriage to Hugo de Lacy, later lines to De Burgh of Ulster, Ellen wife of Robert Bruce, Princess Margery, and the Stuarts, asserting the queen’s royal blood across Ireland Scotland and England.
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Victoria An O'Connor
Ireland
Scotland
England
Victoria
Siberia's Riches Spur Railway Prospects
Washington Times notes Siberia's wilds may rival the Klondike as a railway is planned to traverse the region. North of the Aral sea the land promises lead, silver, copper and gold with Altai ranges noted for gold and copper ore. The exile country is described as a future treasure when civilization reaches it.
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Siberia
Siberian Wilds
Klondike
Aral Sea
Altal
Washington Times
Why He Doesn't Worry
An old friend meets Judge Gary after months and jokes about time dealing gently with him. The judge replies, If I make mistakes someone else must worry about them, revealing a compact philosophy of life in the decision.
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Gary
Chicago Journal
Mystery of O Mye in Harrison Street Court
In a Chicago News report a street beggar named Oliver Mye caused a disturbance in a Harrison Street police court. The bailiff misidentified a meek man as the offender, then realized the error after the court questioned the name O Mye and the prisoner admitted to begging and insulting alms refusals. He was fined $50.
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O. Mye
Harrison Street
O. Myre
Barnet
Barnett
Oliver
Chicago News
Setting a Neighbor Right
A humorous exchange about a neighbor's dog causing nighttime howling ends with a quip on indigestion. The brief dialogue labeled by Cleveland Pisan wittily suggests the animal acts up due to stomach discomfort.
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Cleveland Pisin
To Cure Constipation Forever with Cascarets Candy
An old ad touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a remedy for constipation promising a cure or refund if it fails. The copy advertises a 10¢ price and product codes 256 and 11.0.0. and notes a druggist refund policy.
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Druggista
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